The tour is returning to Tarheel Lanes Oct. 4-6 for this year's PBA50 Tarheel Lanes South Open, and it is once again bringing some big guns: PBA Hall of Famers Tom Baker and Guppy Troup and also Mr. 900 himself, Joe Scarborough.

Formerly from Western North Carolina, Scarborough, who now lives in Charlotte, bowled the PBA's first 900 series ever on April 21. The 1981 Pisgah High graduate was competing in his second event in the renamed PBA Senior Tour and said his previous high three-game series was an 838. He had also bowled 14 prior 300 games.

He will be joined at Tarheel Lanes by Hall of Famer Baker, who made the stop in Hendersonville last year, and also Troup, who won eight PBA national titles in the 1970s and 80s and was widely known for his flamboyant style and his colorful pants.

Baker was inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1999. The first of his 10 titles on the PBA Tour came in 1980 when he won the Northern California Open in Freemont. His best year came in 1981 when he captured three titles and broke the $100,000 mark in single-season earnings.

Ellis DeSimon of Tarheel Lanes said what's different about this year's tournament is the public will be given the opportunity to bowl with the pros.

“The public, not just the league bowlers, will be able to enter and bowl with the Pros in a tournament to win cash prizes,” DeSimon said.

The three-day event begins on Friday, Oct. 4, when the PBA's senior pros will have a practice session beginning at 3 p.m. The Pro-Am tournament will follow later that night at 7 p.m. with check-in at 6. Saturday, Oct. 5, at 9 a.m. will be the beginning of the PBA50 tournament with eight games, and the final brackets will face off beginning at 9 a.m. Oct. 6.

“We invite the city of Hendersonville to come out all three days (free admission) to watch the best in the sport compete,” DeSimon said.

The Senior (55 and up) and Youth (ages 3-18) Division Pro-Am has an entry fee of $30, and the Adult Division Pro-Am, for adults ages 19-54, has an entry fee of $40. More information is available at Tarheel Lanes, 3275 Asheville Highway, and also by calling 692-5039.

<p>Following last year's PBA50 Tarheel Lanes South Open at Tarheel Lanes, PBA South Region Manager Sam Zurich said, “The pros really, really found a home here.”</p><p>He was right. </p><p>The tour is returning to Tarheel Lanes Oct. 4-6 for this year's PBA50 Tarheel Lanes South Open, and it is once again bringing some big guns: PBA Hall of Famers Tom Baker and Guppy Troup and also Mr. 900 himself, Joe Scarborough. </p><p>Formerly from Western North Carolina, Scarborough, who now lives in Charlotte, bowled the PBA's first 900 series ever on April 21. The 1981 Pisgah High graduate was competing in his second event in the renamed PBA Senior Tour and said his previous high three-game series was an 838. He had also bowled 14 prior 300 games. </p><p>He will be joined at Tarheel Lanes by Hall of Famer Baker, who made the stop in Hendersonville last year, and also Troup, who won eight PBA national titles in the 1970s and 80s and was widely known for his flamboyant style and his colorful pants.</p><p>Baker was inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1999. The first of his 10 titles on the PBA Tour came in 1980 when he won the Northern California Open in Freemont. His best year came in 1981 when he captured three titles and broke the $100,000 mark in single-season earnings.</p><p>Ellis DeSimon of Tarheel Lanes said what's different about this year's tournament is the public will be given the opportunity to bowl with the pros.</p><p>“The public, not just the league bowlers, will be able to enter and bowl with the Pros in a tournament to win cash prizes,” DeSimon said.</p><p>The three-day event begins on Friday, Oct. 4, when the PBA's senior pros will have a practice session beginning at 3 p.m. The Pro-Am tournament will follow later that night at 7 p.m. with check-in at 6. Saturday, Oct. 5, at 9 a.m. will be the beginning of the PBA50 tournament with eight games, and the final brackets will face off beginning at 9 a.m. Oct. 6.</p><p>“We invite the city of Hendersonville to come out all three days (free admission) to watch the best in the sport compete,” DeSimon said.</p><p>The Senior (55 and up) and Youth (ages 3-18) Division Pro-Am has an entry fee of $30, and the Adult Division Pro-Am, for adults ages 19-54, has an entry fee of $40. More information is available at Tarheel Lanes, 3275 Asheville Highway, and also by calling 692-5039.</p>